US-based computing platform company, Nvidia, has launched a general-purpose generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform for humanoid robots called GR00T.
Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA, confirmed the development in a press release seen by News.ng on Wednesday.
Huang co-founded the tech company with Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem in 1993 with headquarters in San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley.
According to information obtained by News.ng, the platform offers hardware and software solutions for humanoid robots and may give them the tools they need to carry out challenging tasks and pick up new skills with the help of humans.
The company’s new Jetson Thor chipset, which will enable the AI capabilities, is linked with the AI model.
Announcing GR00T, an acronym for Generalist Robot 00 Technology Huang said, “Building foundation models for general humanoid robots is one of the most exciting problems to solve in AI today.”
Nvidia disclosed that GR00T was created using its Isaac Robotics Platform, which has undergone numerous enhancements to facilitate the creation of humanoid robot platforms from start to finish.
As for the new wave of firms entering the space, such as 1X Technologies, Agility Robotics, Apptronik, Boston Dynamics, Figure AI, Fourier Intelligence, Sanctuary AI, Unitree Robotics, and XPENG Robotics, News.ng understands that the company is essentially creating an AI platform.
That includes almost all of the well-known manufacturers of humanoid robots at the moment, with a few noteworthy exceptions like Tesla.
Nvidia claims the GR00T AI model functions as the brains of robots, interpreting inputs and analysing outputs.
According to Nvidia, the foundation model may receive input in the form of text, speech, videos, and real-time human demonstrations.
This implies that any robot powered by GR00T can be provided instructions orally, through written text, through a video, or even by being demonstrated how to perform a task.